Corset.



No. 845,582. 7 PATENTBD FEB. 26, 1907.

B. SAVOYB;

GORSET.'

APPLICATION FILED 00-T.18, 1905.

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PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

B. SAVOYB.

CORSET. APPLICATION FILED 0011s, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

f designates a eyes secured to prises, extend to the pub placed on the other componen up, the said p the upper and UNITED STATES PTENT OFFICE.

To LLZZ whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMILE SAvoYE, a citizen of the Republic of France, residing at Paris, 35 Rue du Caire, in the Republic of France, manufacturer, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corsets, of which the following is specification.

This invention relates to improvements in corsets; and it has for its object to so cut out I a corset as to enable the whole of the front front and upper parts of the corset are composed of several distinct pieces, which generally are to be embroidered or otherwise decorated before being assembled, it is so way of comfort for the wearer and the facility 1 difficult to properly join the separate orna- Thi d f tti t ments that one has to be content with styles of decoration the parts of which are disconnected. My invention therefore allows of obtaining decorative effects which are novel and better adapted to the general form of the corset and of the body.

In the form of corset shown in Figs. 1 to 3 each branch of the angular piece a is of about a uniform width, and the inner edge of the said piece is of a continuous or regular However, my invention is not limited to a shape or contour of this kind. For instance, in the corset shown in Figs. 4 to 6 the piece a, which forms by itself the whole of the upper and front parts of each half of the corset, comprises extensions a of, extending down to the lower edge of the corset both at the side and at the back. The other parts of the corset consist of the hip-pieces b c of triangular shape, located extension a and of a back piece (1, located behind the extension The corset comprises also strips f ,provided with eyes, busks j, whalebones h, and

and the whole of the upper part of the corset to be made up of a single piece, the continuity of which aifords great advantages both in the of manufacture. the corset also allows of obtaining a continu ous ornamentation, by means of embroidery, designs in colors, and the like, without any of the difliculties resulting heretofore from the construction of the said parts in several pieces stitched together.

Two embodiments of my invention are shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of the corset, showing the front and back of the same. Fig. 3 shows the component parts or pieces of the corset spread out. show in the same manner another corset constructed according to this invention.

Each half of the corset, Figs. 1 to 3, comessentially, an angular piece a, which s at the top from the spinal column to the sternum and in front from the sternum ian region when the corset is person of the wearer. The t parts of the corset consist of a several nearly vertical bands or strips 1) c d e, laced on the sides and back of the corset. narrow strip provided with the rear vertical edges of the pieces a e to receive the lace g. whalebones h, and a steel plate i are arranged in any suitable manner on the corset to sup port and stiffen the same. ably fitted according to the arrangement which forms the subject of the French Patent No. 339,380 and of United States Patent No. 774,537, November 8, 1904, and in virtue of which the whalebones designed to stiffen the waist of the corset do not extend upward above the lower edge of the horizontal branch of the piece a, only a small number of whalebones extending up to the upper edge to bear iece and keep it stretched. As front parts of each half of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 18,1905. Serial No. 283,249.

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Figs. 4 to 6 on both sides of the steel plates 'i/ Busks j They are preferpieces.

I cla1m the line of the back.

Patented Feb. 26, 1 B07.

] corset are made of the same continuous piece without either plait or gather, it will be under stood that it is easy to produce on the said piece, preferably before proceeding to assemble the pieces, a continuous ornamentation say-an embroidery 7r extending without interruption from the top of the dorsal portion to the bottom of the busk portion.

In the corsets now in use, in which the .The corsets made according to my invention are not only well adapted to receive a harmonious and varied decoration, but they also afford a stylish appearance and great comfort owing to the continuity of the fabric all along the top and front of the corset. Their manufacture is also facilitated by reason of the small number of the required 1. A corset comprising the several narrow vertical pieces close to each other, the narrow pieces on the front having a bend at the top and laterally so as to extend transversely in the shape of a comparatively narrow strip above the other narrow vertical pieces up to Io the angular portion having one side con- 2. A corset comprising a relatively narrow nected with the side of the adjacent narrow integral angular portion, said portion having strip. a horizontal part forming the upper part of In testimony that I claim the foregoing as the corset, and a vertical part forming the my invention I have signed my name in front ofthe corset, and la pluilaliiy of garrovg presence of two subscribing Witnesses. stri s arranged vertica y si e y si e an 7 coniiected at their sides and having their upi EMILE per ends connected With the horizontal part \Vitnesses: of the angular portion, the vertical part of J HANSON C. COKE,

1 MAURIOE RoUX. 

